IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Crl MC No. 1190 of 2008()
1. SHAREEF K.P., S/O.KUNHUMOIDEEN KUTTY
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR
Dated :19/03/2008
O R D E R
V. RAMKUMAR, J.
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Crl.M.C.No.1190 of 2008
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Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008
ORDER
The petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.657/1999 of the
City Traffic Police, Kozhikode for offences punishable under Sections
279 and 304A IPC and whose case is now pending before the J.F.C.M-
IV, Kozhikode, seeks a direction to release his passport which was
surrendered by him pursuant to the order granting him bail. The trial
of the case has already been started and is dragging on account of
non availability of prosecution witnesses. The petitioner’s visa is
expiring on 10.4.08 and that is why he is desirous of getting release of
his passport. He also submits that he will not raise any question of
identity in any stage of the trial.
2. Accordingly. this Crl.M.C is disposed of directing the learned
Magistrate to release the passport of the petitioner and also permit
him to seek personal exemption, in case he files an application in that
behalf undertaking that he will not raise any question regarding his
identity. The learned Magistrate shall, in that event, allow personal
exemption of the petitioner during the trial of the case, unless his
appearance is found inevitable at any stage of the trial.
This Crl.M.C is disposed of as above.
V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE
sj